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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   deflect \de*flect"\ (d[-e]*fl[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      Deflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflecting.] [L. deflectere;
      de- + flectere to bend or turn. See Flexible.]
      To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often
      deflected; to deflect a punch; to deflect criticism by
      acknowledging a mistake.
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            Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord
                                                     (1630).
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Deflected \De*flect"ed\, a.
      1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
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      2. Bent downward; deflexed.
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